Sunday, February 16, 2014

revolutionaries (poem by Ojijo Ogillo)

(extracted from Fireplace Stories: Ojijo's Performance Poems. Poem .2012. ISBN.978-9966-123-17-6)

revolutionaries

 

the revolutionaries,

they stand up for justice in times of tyranny.

they fight in times of injustice.

they struggle to dispense equality.

in times of darkness they are the midnight sun.

they are the revolutionaries!

 

the revolutionaries,

in times of fear, they are the courage we wear.

in times of thirst, they are the water we drink.

in times of cold, they are the warmth we seek. 

they are the revolutionaries!

 

the revolutionaries,

they are men, and they are women.

they are the revolutionaries.

they are young, and they are old.

they are the revolutionaries.

they are rich, and they are poor.

they are the revolutionaries.

they are educated, and they are uneducated.

they are the revolutionaries.

 

the revolutionaries,

some carry guns, some carry pens,

some are idealists, some are practical,

some teach, some command,

some inspire, some threaten,

the revolutionaries

 

we can now sleep comfortably, or not,

we can now eat well, or not,

we can now get educated, or not,

we can now get medicine for our diseases, or not,

because of revolutionaries, or lack of them

 

so,

wash the fear of your face,

clear the tremor out of your voice,

shake the insecurity from your clothes.

stand up and be counted,

become a revolutionary!

 

the revolutionary is a doomed man.

he has no private interests,

he has no affairs,

he has no sentiments,

he has no ties,

he has no property

he has no name of his own.

 

his entire being is devoured by one purpose,

he has one thought, the revolution

he has one passion, the revolution

he is a revolutionary heart and soul,

he is a revolutionary word and deed,

 

he has severed every link with the social order

 he has severed every link with the entire civilized he has severed every link with the world;

he has severed every link with the laws,

he has severed every link with the good manners,

he has severed every link with the conventions,

he has severed every link with the morality 


 

 
(Ojijo is a lawyer, author, poet, pianist, luo culture expert, business systems consultant, career mentor, public speaker and coach:+256776100059: ojijo@allpublicspakers.com)
 

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